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taring. That portion of the tusk of an animal (other than an elephant) which is visible
by its projection out of the mouth-as distinct
from the entire tusk (siyong, q. v.); visible
tusks, as distinct from mere long teeth; tusks
on the lower jaw.
Di-chuchok hidong dengan taring-nya; he (the
boar) pierced the (lion's) nose with his tusks;
Sh. Sg. Kanch., 22. Taring-nya daripada
khgrsani: his tuskswere of Khorasan iron; Ht.
Sh. Kub. Panjang siyong tampak taring: with
long canines appearing like tusks. Jadi-lah
sa-ekor babi tunggal terlalu besar panjang-lah
maka iya bertaring duwa bersiyongan: he became
a lone boar of great size and length, tusked
with two long canine teeth; Ht. Mar. Mah.
Taring and siyong are often used indiscriminately; v. siyong.
T. pelandok: a plant, diospyros hirusta.
Gigi t.: the canine teeth. Also gigi siyong
and gigi asu.
Misai bertaring: a moustache curled up
ferociously on each side.
Misai bertaring bagai penglima,
Sa-bulan sa-kali ta'-bunoh orang:
his moustache curls up like that of a chieftain,
but not once in a month does he ever kill a
man; fierce-looking but harmless; Prov.
tarong. (Onom.) Resounding deep; resonance; the sound of thunder or of many bands.
Tarong menarong bunyi gcSnlan: the sound
of the gamelan was heard booming (in the
distance); Sh. Panj. Sg.
tarek. The act of drawing towards oneself,
or of pulling anything after oneself. Tarek
snuka duwa betas: to pull a long face.
Menarek: to draw, to pull, to draw in. Menarek napas panjang: to draw in a long breath;
to sigh. M. nyanyi: to prolong a note; to
sing.
Mcnarekkan: to cause a thing to be drawn
towards oneself, i.e. to attract. M. kebajikan
atau menolakkan kejahatan: to attract good or
ward off evil; Muj., 3.
Pinarek: a drawer, a puller. Kuda penarek
rata itu: the horse that draws that chariot;
Ht. Sg. Samb.
tarok. Young sprouts, young shoots of anything. Tarok anggor: vine shoots; Ht. Sg.
Samb. Mmnakan tarok kayu: to live on young
shoots-as an outcast of the jungle; Ht. Abd.,

201. Tflinga sapirti tarok angsoka: an ear like
the young shoot of the angsoka-a mark of
beauty; Sh. Ik. Trub., 2. Dan tarok sigala
kayu-kayuwan yang muda muda itu-pun terlampai saperti orang mingelu-ngilukan Sang Samba
laku-nya: the young shoots on the trees swayed
downwards as though they were people welcoming Sang Samba; Ht. Sg. Samb.

taram. Gloomy, of a night when there is a
moon but when the sky is overcast; gloom as
opposed to deep darkness; obscured, of the
light of the moon and stars. Taram tenraram:
id.; also tUrang timaram and twrang tenmarang.
tarum. The indigo plant (indigofera tinctoria,
L.). T. daun halus and t. daun lebar: varieties of this plant.
A kar t.: a climbing plant (marsdenia tinctoria, Br.).
Harimau t.: a large black panther.
Rusa t.: a deer, when darker than usual.
Ular t.: an edible snake (unidentified).
tarm. (Onom?) Bertaru: to sound, of the
nafinr; Ht. Best. Cf. tarong.
tarah. Rough-hewing; chopping a log or any
other block into a rough semblance of what is
intended to be its final shape. Bukan papan
hendak tarah: it is not a plank to be rough
hewn, a proverbial equivalent for the expression bukan snakan muntahkan darah: it is not
eating, it is over-eating.
Minarah: to rough-hew. Maka di-titahkan
uleh baginda pandai itu nmnarah ranbut budak
itu: the king ordered the carpenter to hew off
the hair of the boy (as an exhibition of his
skill); Sej. Mal., 53.

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oU taroh. Retaining in one's possession; depositing, receiving, keeping, or setting down in
a place of safety; harbouring; staking, stakes
in gambling. Di-taroh-nya akandiya di-dalam
istana: he kept him as an inmate of the
palace. Membesarkan taroh-nya: to increase
one's stakes; Ht. Koris.
Bertaroh: having stakes on deposit; to stake.
Mari-lah kita bIrtaroh, siapa alah ambil subangnya: come, let us stake; let the earrings of
the loser be taken in forfeit; Ht. Ism. Yat.,
76.
Tarohkan: to put aside a thing for a certain
purpose; to keep a thing anywhere. Menarohkan: id.; Ht. Ind. Jaya.
Minaroh: to preserve, keep, entertain, or
retain; to harbour feelings of rancour or
affection. M. perahu: to keep a boat. M.
empat orang mata-tmata: to have four policemen in one's service. M. kasihan: to entertain sentiments of pity; to be merciful. M.
dingki: to bear a grudge. M. rahasiya: to
keep a secret. Tempat mnenaroh arak: a place
for keeping spirits.
Petaroh: an object entrusted to a person
to keep; any duty or commission confided to
him; Ht. Gul. Bak., 44, 136; Ht. Sg. Samb.
Penarohan: id.; Sh. Put. Ak., 19; Ht. Si
Misk., 80. Petarohan: stakes in gambling;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 13, 23.
Petarohkan: to entrust, to confide; Ht. Ind.
aya; - especially in the expression pitarohan diri: to entrust one's fortunes to another's
keeping; to put oneself into another person's
hands; Sh. Abd. Mk., 41. Panarohkan: id.;
Ht. Koris.

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